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Fires cause significant damage to boats in marina near Shawnee

Fires broke out along I-40 near Shawnee on Friday, causing significant damage to boats in a marina.

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Updated: 6:27 PM CST Feb 28, 2014

Fires cause significant damage to boats in marina near Shawnee

Fires broke out along I-40 near Shawnee on Friday, causing significant damage to boats in a marina.

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Updated: 6:27 PM CST Feb 28, 2014

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WEBVTT OF SHAWNEE ALONG I-40 TODAY. SKY-5' SHOWS THE VIEW FROM ABOVE -- AS BLACK SMOKE FILLING THE AIR... ONE FIRE WAS SO MASSIVE, CREWS HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO LET IT BURN OUT. KOCO'S PATTI MOON HAS BEEN IN SHAWNEE ALL AFTERNOON. PATTI -- DO WE KNOW WHAT STARTED THE FIRES? ERIELLE... FIREFIGHTERS THINK THAT A SEMI MAY HAVE BEEN DRAGGING SOMETHING BEHIND IT... SPARKING ALL OF THESE FIRES. TAKE A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE HERE AT BOATIES. THIS WAS THE WORST OF IT. DOZENS OF BOATS DESTROYED AND THE OWNER SAYS NONE OF THEM WERE INSURED. SKY 5 CAPTURED THE FLAMES THAT WERE FUELED BY DRY CONDITIONS AND THE WINDS TODAY. YOU MENTIONED THE THICK...BLACK SMOKE... WELL, IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN TOUGH TO BREATHE OUT HERE. HOMEOWNERS SAY THEY THOUGHT THEIR HOMES WOULD ALSO CATCH FIRE. THANKFULLY THEY DIDN'T...BUT FOR THE BOAT BUSINESS HERE IN SHAWNEE...IT WAS TOO LATE. Clip 60 Jack Sturgill/Lives Nearby 20:54: It was unbelievable. Just pure, black smoke, just really thick, super thick. Clip 67 Donnie Romberg/Owner of Boaties 24:23: You're hoping they'll get here before the next one catches on fire, but there wasn't anything to be done. They did a real good job. YOU JUST HEARD FROM THE OWNER OF BOATIES. HE SAYS DESPITE ALL THE LOSS...FRIENDS ARE ALREADY OFFERING TO HELP AND HE'S GOING TO BE O-K. ALL OF THE FIRES IN THIS AREA ARE NOW UNDER CONTROL. FIREFIGHTERS WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT FIRE DANGER IS STILL HIGH. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO BE VIGILANT. RL, PM, KOCO 5 NEWS. A LOT OF YOU SAW THE FIRES BURNING AND SNAPPED PICTURES. HERE'S ONE THAT WAS SENT TO OUR ULOCAL PAGE. REMEMBER, WE WANT TO SEE YOUR PICTURES WHEN BREAKING NEWS HAPPENS. JUST EMAIL THEM TO U-LOCAL AT KOCO.COM.

Fires cause significant damage to boats in marina near Shawnee

Fires broke out along I-40 near Shawnee on Friday, causing significant damage to boats in a marina.